Three Nonsense Poems Questions & Answers

Hi Everyone!! This article will share Three Nonsense Poems Questions & Answers.

This poem is written by Edward Lear. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of The Keys to Heaven, Po-wan and the Four Questions and Elephants so, you can check these posts as well.  

Three Nonsense Poems Questions & Answers

Word Galaxy

  • Afloat – floating on water
  • ain’t – humorous way of saying ‘aren’t’, that is, ‘are not’
  • Faint – become unconscious
  • Madras – old name of Chennai
  • Promoted – (here) increased
  • Innocuous – not harmful

Question 1: The Old Man in a boat thought he was

(a) flying.
(b) ready to faint.
(c) afloat.

Answer: afloat

Question 2: Why was the Old Man in the boat unhappy?

Answer: The Old Man in the boat was unhappy to hear that he wasn’t float.

Question 3: How did the Old Man of Madras die?

Answer: The Old Man of Madras died of fear of the length of his ass’s ears.

Question 4: What was special about the Old Man of Hong Kong?

Answer: The special about the Old Man of Hong Kong was that he never did anything wrong.

Question 5: Where is Hong Kong?

Answer: Hong Kong is in China.

Question 6: Why was the Old Man of Hong Kong innocuous?

Answer: The Old Man of Hong Kong was innocuous because he never did anything wrong and was laid on his back with his head in a sack.

Question 7: Write a few pairs of rhyming words from the poem.

Answer: Boat-afloat, ears-fears, back-sack.

Question 8: Choose the correct option:

1. There was an old man in

(a) car
(b) train
(c) boat

2. He was ready to

(a) play
(b) faint
(c) sing

3. There was an old man in

(a) Madras
(b) Delhi
(c) India

3. He lays on his

(a) front
(b) back
(c) upward

So, these were the Questions & Answers.

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